Irina Nyberg (born 1983) is a Russian
orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...
competitor. She was born in
Novocheboksarsk
Novocheboksarsk is a city in Chuvashia, Russia, located on the southern bank of the Volga River, about east of Cheboksary, the capital city of the republic. It had a population of
History
It was founded in 1960 when a trend of building satellit ...
.
She competed at the
2013 World Orienteering Championships in
Vuokatti
Vuokatti is an urban area that is a physically separate part of the municipality of Sotkamo, Finland. It is home to more than 6,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populous urban area in the region of Kainuu, after the main urban area of ...
, where she placed fifth in the middle distance, sixth in the relay, and 18th in the sprint.
She won a bronze medal in the relay at the 2014
European Orienteering Championships
The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years.
Format
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in Portugal, with the Russian team.
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References
Russian female orienteers
1983 births
Living people
People from Novocheboksarsk
Sportspeople from Chuvashia
20th-century Russian women
21st-century Russian sportswomen
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